Sir Andrew Smith was a British surgeon, explorer, ethnologist and zoologist. He is considered the father of zoology in South Africa having described many species across a wide range of groups in his major work, Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa.
Sir Andrew Smith
1840 drawing of Southern African rock python by Sir Andrew Smith
Image: Sir Andrew Smith portrait
Hawick is a town in the Scottish Borders council area and historic county of Roxburghshire in the east Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is 10 miles (16.1 km) south-west of Jedburgh and 8.9 miles (14.3 km) south-south-east of Selkirk. It is one of the furthest towns from the sea in Scotland, in the heart of Teviotdale, and is the biggest town in Roxburghshire. The town is at the confluence of the Slitrig Water with the River Teviot.
The River Teviot running through Hawick, with the town hall visible
Hawick Town Hall, High Street
The "Return from Hornshole" statue, erected in 2014 and funded by the Common Riding Committee of the town.
Hawick Library, a Carnegie library, built 1904.